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Eight undocumented farmworkers were arrested at a Richford, Vermont, dairy farm by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents. The workers, all living in the same trailer, were detained and ...
The reason is simple: Vermont dairy farms can't survive without migrant workers. "I'm very worried about it," Machia said of the arrests. "It's not sustainable to not have (migrant farmworkers).
Vermont dairy farms rely heavily on migrant workers due to a shortage of American workers willing to do the demanding labor. The arrests highlight the ongoing debate surrounding immigration reform ...
Recent federal cuts to food access programs and local food purchasing from farms for schools and food shelves have created a number of challenges for the Vermont food system. At the same time, ...
Selling agents say they will be serving tea, coffee and biscuits on a big day of farm auctions at Club Eastwood in Lucknow next month.
I'M LIZ STRZEPA. BRIAN HAS THE NIGHT OFF. A NORTHERN VERMONT FARM FAMILY IS SHAKEN TONIGHT... AFTER áSEVERAL OF ITS WORKERS WERE TAKEN INTO ICE CUSTODY. IT'S A SITUATION THAT HAS MANY FARM OWNERS ...
“From farms to forests, this work reflects the heart of Vermont’s identity and adds to the strength and resilience of our working landscape.” One of WLEB’s key strategies is to strengthen working ...
“They went to talk with those two individuals and one of them ran. And that was probably the biggest mistake. So at that point, they had no choice but to apprehend them, which they did, but it led to ...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents on Monday arrested eight migrant workers at Pleasant Valley Farms, a dairy in Berkshire, according to state and federal officials. Border agents were ...
BERKSHIRE, Vt. (WCAX) - Federal authorities detained eight workers at a Vermont dairy farm on Monday. A migrant advocacy group calls it one of the largest-ever single immigration enforcement ...
Williams added that she’s in a rush to finish before her daughters, Olympia and Adira River, get home, and mentions making strawberry tea from dehydrated leaves she collected from her farm.